India's Covid vaccination coverage crosses 48 crore-mark, govt says

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India's Covid vaccination coverage on Tuesday crossed the 48 crore-landmark milestone, giving a boost to the country's mega-inoculation drive. More than 51.51 lakh (51,51,891) vaccine doses were administered on Tuesday. 

The overall statistics received a major push as Uttar Pradesh administered more than 22 lakh doses on Tuesday, as per the latest provisional report at 7 pm.  As many as 29,43,889 vaccine doses were administered as first dose and 3,87,076 vaccine doses given as second dose in the age group 18-44 years today. 

Cumulatively, 16,34,85,422 persons in the age group 18-44 years across 37 States/UTs have received their first dose and total 98,23,204 have received their second dose since the start of Phase-3 of the vaccination drive.

Five States namely Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh have administered more than 1 Crore Cumulative Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine in the age group 18-44 years.

Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Jharkhand, Kerala, Telangana, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Uttarakhand and West Bengal have vaccinated more than 10 lakh beneficiaries of the age group 18-44 years for the first dose of COVID vaccine.

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